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Malaysia Open 2023 Day 2: Good day for Indian shuttlers

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 The Indian shuttlers had a decent day with HS Prannoy and the men’s doubles pair of Chirag and Satwiksairaj progressed into the second round of the Super 750 Malaysia Open played on 11 January 2023. The men’s section saw an all-India first-round match between HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen. It was a closely fought affair between both Indians right from the word go. Both players fought for each point in the first game before Lakshya Sen won it by 24-22. The second game saw Prannoy showing his domination before winning it easily at 21-12 to force the match into the decider. Prannoy and Sen fought for each point in deciding the game. The match ebbed and flowed before Prannoy won the decider by 21-18 to move into 2 nd round. He will now face CA Dwi Wardoyo of Indonesia who defeated HK Vittinghus in three thrilling games. The Indonesian won the first game easily by 21-11 before Vittinghus made a strong comeback to win the second game easily by 21-16. The third game was a closely fough...

Super 750 Malaysia Open- Indian contingent

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 The Indian shuttlers will take part in the Super 750 Malaysia Open starting on 10 th January 2023. It promises to be an exciting tournament as the likes of PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, and HS Prannoy would look to create a major impact. The tournament will end on 15 th January. PV Sindhu will make a comeback into the badminton circuit after recovering from an injury that she suffered during the Commonwealth Games 2022. She will start her journey against Carolina Marin in the first round. Saina Nehwal will face Han Yue of China in the first round. Akashi Kashyap will face the tough challenge of Hsu W-Chen of Chinese Taipei. Malvika Bansod would be hoping for a decent performance against An Se Young of South Korea in the first round. The men’s singles section will see Lakshya Sen take on HS Prannoy in the first round. Srikanth Kidambi Srikanth would face Kenta Nishimoto of Japan. Men’s doubles section includes Pre-qualifiers KP Garaga and Panjala take on Kan...